Downer Tavern | |
![]() The tavern in July, 2014, from Rt. 40. | |
Location | U.S. Route 40 in Chalk Hill, Wharton Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°50′38″N79°37′3″W / 39.84389°N 79.61750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1826 |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | National Road in Pennsylvania MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95001351 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 27, 1995 |
Downer Tavern, also known as the Jonathan Downer House, is a historic home that also served as an inn and tavern located in Chalk Hill, Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1826, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, 5-bay, brick building with a center hall floor plan with Federal style detailing. It has a two-story, kitchen ell. Also on the property is a 1+1⁄2-story stone spring house (now a residence) and a late-19th century frame wash house. It served as a stop for 19th-century travelers on the National Road. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]
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